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J. J. DALY SHOE 4Filed Aug. 17.- 1923- 2 Shees-Sheet 2 Patented July 29, i924..

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Application filed August 17, 1923. Serial No. 657,988.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN l. IJALY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Newton Center, county of Middlesex, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsv in Shoes, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to double soled shoes, and involves `certain in'iprovements t was previously necessary.

over and reiinements upon the shoe described and illustrated in my prior Patent No. 1,468,284, granted, September 18, 1923, to which reference is madeas showing the par! -ticular type of shoe involved herein.

In such a shoe the outer and intermediate soles are attached to the upper by independent lines of stitching whereby the outer sole when Worn through may be readily disconnected from the intermediate sole by cutting,- the line of stitches which attaches said sole to the intermediate sole and severing' said outer sole across the breast of the heel. This exposes the intermediate sole as a new unworn and complete wear surface attached to the upper by a line ot' stitching which theretofore was covered and protected by the outer sole.

In order to avoid the liability of cutting;

into the intermediate sole when tlic outer sole is being removed and also to reduce to the minimum the length of the severingrut vat the heel breast in removing said outer sole, I propose to weakenthe outer solil transversely by forming therein a narrow 'slot located as close to the heel breast as nos sible and terminating' just short ot' theI linea 0f stitchingr which attach the outer and intermediate soles to the upper. ln removing: the outer solo, therefore, all that is required is to cut through said solo at the edges there of inst-cad of cutting clear arr the sole as .y This rcriluces to the minimum the liability o't' cuttingso deeply as to penetrate the intermediate sole` but in order to avoid all possibility ot in- ]urmg the intermediate soleV I may mterpose a metallic blade deilectingmember be` tween the outer and intermediate soles and underlying said slot. This member may be either a metallic shank piece interposed be tween the outer and intermediate soles or a simple pronged reinforcement plate driven into the intermediate sole at the heel breast and underlying' said slot. In fac-t where such a reinforcementis used the slot itself may be dispensed with if desired, although the slot is desirable in that it reduces the necessity for making a `severing cut entirely across the outer sole.

For the purposes of this application, I shall show and discuss my invention in its adaptation to a welt shoe. It will be understood; however, that such treatment is purely illustrative and in no way limiting. The construction ot' my shoe is described and illustrated in the accompanying specifica vtion and drawings, and the characteristic features of novelty are particularly pointed out in the appended claims. Throughout the` specification and drawings like reference characters are correspondingly employed, and in the drawings: I

Fig'. 'l is a side elevation of a shoe in accordance with my invention.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary top plan view at the toe thereof.

Fig. il is a fragmentary bottom View at the hei-l breast particularly showing the. nin-dicning .slot and the underlyinfr knife blah- 'detlcctingr plate, the outer soie beingl in place. l

Fig, dis a vcw similar to Fig'. 3 but with thc outer sole removed.

Fig. 5 is a section on the line 5 5 of Fig. I and diagrammatically illustrating the formation ot' the weakening slot across the outer sole.

Fin'. (i is a tmgmcntary side elevation of 'and underlying' the slot 9.

g A p mesme cordance with my invention. Stitched or otherwisel fastened to the welt. 2 at 3 1s an 'intermediate sole 4 preferably of resilient but Wear reslsting cusluomng material.v

This sole conforms in outlinel to and is substantially cri-extensive with the outer sole ently stitched onto the welt7 the stitching` 3v being' normally covered and protected by the outer sole 5 when said sole is in place. Preferably the intermediate sole 4 is a full i sole and the-outer sole 5 is a three quarter sole terminating beyond the breast 7.0i' the heel 8. 'Y

lVhen the outer sole is '.worn through, it may be readily disconnected from the intermediate sole by x-iewierii'igf the stitches -and cutting across said sole at vthe heel breast whereby to expose the intermediate sole as a new, complete` and unworn wear surface, said intermediate sole itself being securely attached to the welt by its own independent line ot' stitching; 3.

A In order to reduce the length of the sev-- ering cut which must be made across the outer soleat the heel breastr` I pre't'crably slot said sole as close to the heel breast as possible. This slot is indicated at Figs. 8. 5 and (i. and terminates short of the edges of the outer sole and .inst within the line o't' stitches (i so that in severiner the outer sole it is simply necessary to cut the unslotted portions thereof at the stitching. 4This not only simplifies the, operation of removingi the. outer sole when worn through, but reduces the danger' oi cutting so deeply into the outer sole to injure the intermediate sole.

In order to avoidall possibility of enttine into the intermediate sole.. however, I may interpose a blad(` deflectiiggY clement between the outer and intermediate soles lu Fig. T this element is shown as a simple plate l0 having prongs il by means ot which it may be driven into the interi'nediate sole. ln Fig. 8 show a pronged metallic shank piece 1Q interposed between the outer and intermediate soles and extended suiticiently forward to underlie the slot- In addition to its blade deiiecting function, the

plate lt), or shank piece l?, also serves tostiften and reinforce the shoe 1n the region may be brought against the extremities of the curved. breast of the heel and the cutter moved across the heel breast between said extremities to form the slotl 9 in the outer sole between the lines of stitching' 6.

Various other modifications 4in the forni and construction of my invention may obviously be resorted to if within the limits of the appended claims. f What- I therefore claim and di. e to secure by Letters Patent is:

l. In a shoe, an outer sole and an intermediate sole secured to the upper by inde- Vpendentattaching means, said outer sole being weakened between its edges adjacent the breast of the heel to permit it to be readily severed from the intermediate sole.

2. In a. shoe, an Gitter sole and an in`- termediate sole secured"-to the upper by i i independent attaching mea-ns, said outer sole being weakened between its edges adjacent the breast of the heel to permit it to be readily severed from the intermediate sole. and a blade defiecting element interposed between the outer and intermediate soles and underlying said weakened portion or" the outer sole.

8. i'n a shoe. an outer sole and an intermediate sole secured to therupper by independent attachingl means, said outer sole being?r weakened between its edges adjacent the breast of the heel to permit it to be readily severed trom the intermediate sole,

and a. blade detlectingr element interposed between the outer and ,intermediate soles and underlying said weakened portion of the outer sole, aesdili'comprising a metallic plate havimcr attaehing prongs adapted to be driven into one of said soles.`

ln a shoe, an outer sole and an intermediate sole secured to the upper by' independent lines ot stitching, said .outer sole havingV a slot thereacross adjacent the breast of the heel and terminating inside ot the lines ot stitching to permit said sole to be readily severed from the intermediate sole.

l ln a shoe, an outer sole and an intermediate sole secured to the upper by independent lines of stitching, said outer sole havinga slot thereaeross adjacent the breast of the heel and terminating inside of the klines of stitching' to permit said sole to be readily severed from the intermediate sole, and a blade delecting elementinterposed between the outer and intermediate soles and underlying said slot.

6, In a shoe, an outer sole and an intermediate sole secured to the upper by independent lines of stitching, said outer sole having a slot thereacross adjacent thebreast of the heel and terminating inside-of the lines of stitching to permit said sole to Abe readily severed from the intermediate sole, and a blader deiecting element interposed between fheouter and intermediate soles and underlying said slot, and eemprisingle .metallic plate having 'attaching prongs adapted to be driven into one of seid soles.

7. In a shoe, an out/er sole and en intermediate sole secured to the upler by independent attaching meems, sax :outer soie having a. portion thereof adjacent the breast' of the heel removed to permit seid sole to be remiily severed from the intermediate 10 sole.

. JOHN'JOSEPH DALY. Witnesses VICTORIA LowDnN,

AN F. WEISS. 

